2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Minnesota Secretary of State

4 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Tad Jude

Republican

Tad Jude is an American politician and lawyer from Minnesota. A member of the Republican Party, Jude was a candidate in the 2022 Minnesota Attorney General election but withdrew and endorsed Jim Schultz on May 13, 2022, after being eliminated at the convention.

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Seth Kuhl-Stennes

Green

Seth Kuhl-Stennes is described in Wikipedia's coverage of this race as: non-profit worker and community activist (Green).

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Steve Simon

Democratic–Farmer–LaborIncumbent

Current office: incumbent secretary of state

Steve Simon is an American politician from the state of Minnesota serving as the 22nd Minnesota Secretary of State. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, he previously represented District 46B in the Minnesota House of Representatives.

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